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Clayton

February 11, 2014 - 12:07

Is this the usual where the media does not report the name of the complainant while the innocent's name has been plastered all over the media? Especially what appears to be a sexual assault. Was the complainant a local guy? I think it is the public's right to know. Obviously the media is only reporting half the storey as usual.

If you think someone should talk themselves out of a sexual assault, you got rocks in your head. Would you say the same if it were a female and she knifed the person assaulting her?? Give your head a shake for god sakes. I'd do the same thing Mr. Stamp did. ...... or more

It is quite sad that Justice may be blind in Newfoundland but it apparently is homophobic . I was assaulted in a wash-room by 2 gentlemen that decided that they needed to teach a gay guy a lesson. Thankfully the Judge did not allow the "gay panic" defence that this Judge was so quick to accept. As long as Judges allow this defence, LGBT person will continue to be injured and killed. This Judge should be removed before she inflicts more harm.

I agree with Amazing. Just imagine if a women got assault while walking one of the local trails. You think if she headbutt him it would be consider excessive? I don't think so. Everyone would be congratulating her, including me.

I amazed by this line in the article...
"Crown prosecutor Danny Vavasour suggested Stamp fabricated the story about being sexually assaulted. And if the man did sexually assault him, Vavasour argued, head-butting was excessive."
This is the first time I have ever heard it suggested that striking someone (in any way)while they are sexually assaulting you is excessive. Since I was a child, I was taught that if someone is sexually touching you in an unwanted way or trying to rape you, you have every right to fight to defend and protect yourself by any means necessary.

STAMP could have talked before he acted like that. It shows that he is very aggressive. He should be in other countries where people have more tolerance and understanding; regardless of the situation. He is far from perfect himself.
Maybe he did learn a lesson now.

Maybe it's just the shortened article but this thing seems like its got a whole lot of holes in it. Now I don't think that prison time and everything needs to be laid out because of a scuffle, but I thought an earlier article said that Stamp had turned around and gone in to the bathroom after the sexual assault had happened. Meaning that the excuse the headbutt in the bathroom occurred due to lack of space is not in following that there were no other options. That the assault had nothing to do with being reactionary to any groping or words said, but happened afterwards.

It's becoming more and more obvious that the justice system is in such a mess because the judges are just plain stupid. Does this judge actually live on this planet to believe such a story? People often get assaulted on George Street for no reason and the sexual assault defence is as old as they come, and just as unbelievable.